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Underwater LaboratoryPhysicist Brian Ray, testing the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere in Sealab II, Britains first permanent underwater laboratory, 30 feet beneath the waves off Plymouth Date: 1960s
Cabirols Diving SuitCabirols diving suit combines effective protection with considerable ease of movement, the two basic requirements for working underwater. Date: 1856
City Beneath PacificTHe Green Girl (Jack Williamson) - reaching the city beneath the Pacific Ocean. Date: 1930
Underwater ExplorerThe underwater explorer of de Collange and Jobard solves the problem of air supply, but at the cost of manoeuvrability - the air pipe would need to be flexible and extensible. Date: 1855
Diving Bell (Card)A twentieth century bell used for underwater repair work and investigation. Date: 1915
A fishA river fish underwater
Met Police Thames DivisionA diver of the Underwater Search Unit of the Metropolitan Police boarding a Thames Division launch after searching in the River Thames, London
The Search for M2The Royal Navys new deep-sea observation chamber, invented by Robert H Davis of Siebe, Gorman & Co. the inventor of submarine life-saving apparatus
Abstract view of an underground cavernAn abstract view of an underground cavern in a surreal style. Painting by Raymond Sheppard
Abstract painting featuring see-through fishAn abstract painting by Raymond Sheppard of an alien, almost lunar (yet brightly coloured) underwater landscape, with a long school of see-through fish weaving between unusual stalactite
The old Mosque at Ephesus under flood waterThe old Mosque and old Ottoman Graveyard at Ephesus under flood water
Ada-Kaleh - fortified Turkish IslandThe fortified Turkish Island of Ada-Kaleh, now underwater. Situated on the Danube - submerged in 1970 due to the building of a hydro-electric station. Three kilometres from Orsoza
Patent Office Curiosities and IngenuitiesSome Curiosities and Ingenuities of the Patent Office! These include a popelling device, a helmet-mounted gun, a submersible lifesaving apparatus, a cool pipe
Murder Down BelowStill waters ran deep....deep enough to hide a killer. Illustration by pin up artist, David Wright of a woman, looking not at all suspicious, with a stole slipping seductively from her shoulders
Ada-Kaleh - Bego MustaffaBego Mustaffa - almost certainly the ruler and headman of the fortified Turkish Island of Ada-Kaleh (1895 - 1900). The town is now underwater
Ada-Kaleh, The MosqueAda-Kaleh - The Mosque. The fortified Turkish Island of Ada-Kaleh, now underwater. Situated on the Danube - submerged in 1970 due to the building of a hydro-electric station
Tom and the FairyTom is told off by Ellie for poking a crab
Down to the SeaTom sees three little girls swimming with fish under the water
Ferry at Kantara, Suez Canal, Egypt, 1875Engraving of the small rope ferry at Kantara, crossing the Suez Canal with several passengers, two camels and a donkey. The ferry was operated by means of an underwater rope
Kingsey. Water BabiesToms shy encounter with a female water baby
Diving Suit StruggleA German underwater photographer struggles to get into his rubber diving suit, with a little help from his friends. Date: 1930s
British M. 1 SubmarineWith its enormous forward gun and a sizeable one aft, the M.1 seems better suited to surface combat than to underwater operations
Richardsons Swim DeviceRichardsons swimming device allows one to sally forth by pedalling a propellor underwater
Steel CaissonA steel caisson, a cylindrical case employed to keep out water during construction underwater, used in building a bridge support
Fata Morgana MirageAn example of a Fata Morgana mirage in the Straits of Messina; this complex mirage gives the appearance of objects floating or of being part underwater, part in air
Amphibious Tank Capable of Operating Underwater
Grendels MotherBeowulf has an underwater fight with the mother of the monster Grendel
Undersea SalvagerH W McCauleys project for a supersubmarine capable of exploring for underwater oil and mineral deposits, inspecting wrecks and observing fauna and flora
Showgirl / UnderwaterBarfoot showgirl dancing an underwater dance - Not quite a mermaid, more of an octopus!
Lake Submarine in ActionA " Simon Lake" submarine fitted with wheels to move over the sea-bottom, passes through a harbour mine field 1 of 2
Water Babies Scene / 1909An underwater scene
Emile Aubrun spotting submarines from his aeroplaneThe French aviator Emile Aubrun (1881-1967) at Cherbourg demonstrates that submarines under water can be detected from aircraft flying at a height of 500 metres
Futuristic exploration of the underwater world by means of a submarine shining beams of light in the darkness
Science / InventionsAn underwater parade Date: 1899
Futuristic underwater cafeA futuristic underwater cafe. The waiter and customers are wearing diving helmets and oxygen packs. More customers are arriving and departing in submarines
Futuristic underwater fancy dress ballA futuristic underwater fancy dress ball, with people in diving helmets observing and couples in frog costumes dancing
Futuristic underwater artistA futuristic scene, showing an artist in a glass box on wheels, painting a picture of his surroundings
Futuristic underwater busA futuristic underwater bus, moving through the water by means of propellers. The passengers look out of the windows, enjoying the view
Futuristic underwater racecourseA futuristic underwater racecourse, with the jockeys riding large fish towards the finishing line while the spectators wave and cheer
Futuristic underwater duelA futuristic underwater duel on the seabed, with everyone in diving helmets
Futuristic underwater warfare, with UFO-shaped submarines and soldiers (or sailors) in diving gear on the seabed